LECTURE / PRESENTATION / WORKSHOP SERIES

 

Things always change at the last minute, but here at least is a tentative list of lecture and presentation topics.

Saturday, June 21
Cultural orientation to modern Italy (Coonan)

Sunday, June 22:
Introduction to the Mugello Valley Archaeological Project
Poggio Colla 1995-2007 (lecture) (Warden)
Site Tour and Introduction to the 2008 season (Warden/Vander Poppen)
Issues in Etruscan archaeology (Faculty and students)

Monday, June 23:
Who are the Etruscans? A historical overview (Warden)

Tuesday, June 24:
Who are the Etruscans? A regional overview (Meyers)

Wednesday, June 25:
Stratigraphy & Trench Notebooks (Vander Poppen)

Thursday, June 26:
Travel and Safety in Italy (Coonan)
Survey methodologies (Vander Poppen and Van der Graaff)

Saturday, June 28:
Optional excursion to Florence Archaeological Museum

Monday, June 30:
Archaeometry (Sternberg)

Tuesday, July 1:
Settlement Survey Methodology (Bon-Harper)

Thursday, July 3 (Research Day 1):
Ceramics Lecture and workshop (Steiner)
Material Culture of Poggio Colla (Steiner,Warden)
Archaeological Drawing workshop (Hooton)

Monday, July 7:
Tile and roofing systems (Meyers and Galloway)

Tuesday, July 8:
Etruscan votive religion (Warden)

Wednesday, July 9:
Conservation (White)

Thursday, July 10 (Research Day 2):
Cataloging (Meyers)
Palaeobotany (Makowsky, Galeano)

Tuesday, July 15:
Settlement archaeology: Murlo and Acquarossa (Meyers)

Wednesday, July 16:
Archaeological mapping (Galloway)

Thursday, July 17 (Research Day 3):
Projects

Monday, July 21:
Etruscan Architecture (Thomas)

Tuesday, July 22:
Etruscan Funerary customs (Warden)

Thursday, July 24 (Research Day 4):
Projects

Monday, July 28:
Ethics and Cultural heritage discussion (staff)

Tuesday, July 29 (Research Day 5):
Projects
Public lecture in Vicchio, in Italian (Warden)

Wednesday, July 30:
The 2008 Season wrap-up (Staff)


Gretchen Meyers and Jess Galloway direct students in a roof tile workshop

 

 


Students attend a slide lecture in Vigna

 


Anne Hooton presenting archaeological illustration workshop

 


Architect Jess Galloway teaches students to use survey equipment

 


Chris White and Wendy Walker explain ceramics conservation to students

 


Ann Steiner presents a lecture/workshop on material culture